Time In A Bottle Chart-September 5, 1973

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This specific WDGY Minneapolis weekly chart from September 5th, 1973 captures AM radio right at a fascinating cultural turning point. FM stations were beginning to gain ground, but 1130 AM was still where upper-midwest teens and commuter drivers turned for the hits.

• Heavyweight Rock vs. Pop Soul: The late-summer charts of '73 were stacked with massive crossover singles. Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band," The Rolling Stones' "Angie," and Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" were all jostling for upper-tier airplay.

• Eclectic Curation: What made WDGY's weekly survey unique was its local regional flavor—often breaking album-oriented rock tracks like The Doobie Brothers' "China Grove" or Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground" into heavy rotation well before national charts fully caught on.

By late summer 1973, Minneapolis–St. Paul radio was in the thick of one of the midwest's most iconic AM dial battles. At the center of it was 1130 AM WDGY—affectionately known to generations of Twin Cities listeners as "WeeGee."

First hitting the airwaves in 1923 under the vision of Dr. George Young, the station made history in 1956 when Todd Storz purchased it and launched a high-energy Top 40 format. WDGY essentially brought rock 'n' roll radio to the Twin Cities, cultivating a massive youth audience through fast-paced personality jocks, snappy jingles, and legendary local events (including sponsoring The Beatles' famous 1965 Metropolitan Stadium concert). By September 1973, "WeeGee" was locked in a fierce, decade-long ratings war with rival KDWB (Channel 63), pushing both stations to deliver the sharpest music curation in the region.

Songs That Sound Like the Beatles-Top 50

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AMC 1984

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Time In a Bottle Chart-August 27th

The first venture into the Time in a Bottle Charts comes from the Boss Radio survey at KHJ Los Angeles — the station I grew up with and the soundtrack of my youth. As Bryan Adams reminded us in 1984, we’re heading back to the Summer of ’69 — more specifically, August 27, 1969.

For this debut chart, I’ve included each song’s position on the three major national charts. KHJ was often far ahead of the nationals, especially in the 60s, and this survey is full of records that barely made a dent nationally but were big, bright, and booming locally.

Hope you enjoy this first chart, and let me know what you think of this new feature in the comments.

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Time in a Bottle Charts

Starting tomorrow, every Friday night I’ll uncork a brand‑new Time in a Bottle Chart — a weekly trip back into the music that filled radios, record stores, and countdown shows across the decades. Each edition pulls a chart from deep in the archives, one that has never appeared on the blog before.

Think of it as a musical time capsule with a twist. Every chart will match the same week we’re in now, letting the songs, seasons, and memories line up. Tomorrow’s debut edition comes from the last week of August, perfect for stirring up those dog‑day‑of‑summer vibes.

Start your weekend with a little nostalgia, settle in, and enjoy the very first Time in a Bottle Chart tomorrow night.